Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-21
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Tho Duluth Line Of the
Manitoba to Build to
Sioux Falls.
A Proposition Made and Accepted
Sioux City Bid High for
the Road.
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Sioux City Bid High for
the Road.
Sunday mornings Sioux Falls Press
gives the details Of a public meeting in
sioux Falls Saturday night, through
which the Duluth line Of the Manitoba,
the Willmar and Sioux Falls, was prac-
tically secured. The Press says:
Complete satisfactory results as to
the building OF the Duluth railroad to
this city were secured last night by the
definite proposition which has been
made that the road will bein Sioux Falls
next year aud the grading completed
this fall provided a bonus Of $50. 600 is
raised for the enterprise.
With the appearance Of President
Spicer of the Wilimar and Sioux Falls
road. and Prof, Phelps. secretary OF the
Duluth board OF commerce, in this city
and a signed proposition and guarantee,
1t represented something more decided
ly tangible than Sioux Falls has recent.
iy had,
II has been the opinion that the Du-
luth road was q sort of unlimited Jack.
pot, the people putting up the most
money would be the ones to secure the
Doodle. The Duluth people have looked
the field over and consider the route
through Sioux Falls the most suited to
their wants, therefore money cuts no
hgure. The people have reason to re-
%ioiee.
The public meeting at which arrange
ments were completed for the construc.
tion of the Duluth line to Sioux Falls is
reported by the Press as follows:
r. f. Pettigrew called the meeting to
order and nominated e. A, Sherman for
chairman. w. w. Goddard was elected
secretary.
Mr.. Sherman stared the object for
which the meeting had been called was
to listen to the report of the directors
meeting held in Plpestone Friday. He
explained why the non would not be
laid this year, was that ties conld not
be secured.
Mr. Spicer then arose and on behalf
of the board OF directors stated that
they had been hunting for a 6 10 grade
and having found it were ready TO make
l q PhopoofSAOhs 4h0 PIbPUetSlOA Wtp hb
follows:
The Wilmar and Sioux Falls railway
company being desirous OF obtaining
from the oity OF Sioux Falls, county OF
Minnehaha, territory of Dakota, q konas
of the line OF railway OF said company
from Wilmar. Kandlyohi county. Mime.
sofa, to Sioux Falls, Dakota, hereby
L M "a b ar RI caII piku re G,or~ Rnlip &hn
following definite proposition as hereto
fore mutually agreed upon:
First. Ihe amount of such aid is $50
600, end the right; of-way through MIN
nehaha county, Dakota to the city OF
Sioux Falls.
Second. The said amount OF aid to be
ceptance of this proposition the citizens
of Sioux Falls shall execute an indemni-
ty bond to said railway company in the
proved by the president of said railway
company aud conditioned upon the con
struction of said line of railway as hereir
proposed and the payment of said aid al
follows: At the time of the completion
Of seid line of railway to Sioux Fall
$4,000 in cash with the option on tn
part of said CITY, to make said payment
as follows: $40. 600 January i, 1889
$4,000 January 1. 1890; and $500
January !, 1891 with interest thereon o
the rate OF 6 per cent per annumf from
the time when said railway compan.
shall have cars running to said city o
Sioux Falls. said r~ight-of-way through
Minnehsha county TO the city OF Sion,
Falls to be obtained at the expense o
, l kIo o,k;1oor ~ 0;1-- MIL, 1E nf,n~o
haha county, Dakota, and deeds to b
| placed in the hands of said rsilwa.
company on or before September /. 1873
and it is hereby understood and agree
that the citizens of Sioux Falls shall full.
/ protect and indemnify said railway BON
pany agsinst any cost or expense ii
, obtaining the right-of-way through Min
nehaha county, Dakota, to the city o
Sioux Falls.
T Third. The said railway compan,
proposes and agrees in consideration G
said bonus to cause to be constructed it
line OF railway from Wilmar, Kandiyoh
county, Minnesota, to Sioux Falls, Min
neaaha county, Dakota and to complet,
Its line OF railway and have cars runninI
thereon to Sioux Falls. Dakota, on @
before the LIST day of January, 1889, an
y TO grade said railway through Minnehah
county to Sioux Falls on or before Janu
0 AIRY ], 1888.
! In witness whereof said Wilmar an,
: Sioux Falls railway company has on thi
, 18th day of June, 1887, caused this pro
position to be signed by Johu M
Q Spicer, it's president. and Charles {
Goodnow, its secretary, and sealed wit
it's corporate seal.
. THE WInLaAR AND Sioux FALLS RAIL
y WAY COMPANY.
II TSeal, BY john III. SPICER, Presi
h deut.
CHARLES O. GoopNow, Secretary.
Mr., Spicer then stated that all coun
ties along the proposed route had vote
the tax and secured the right-of-Wa
a except in Pipestone county, and the
: would vote on the matter Monday, The
had o route laid out wherein tie grad
was only thirty feet to the mile. and sul
e yeyors were now at work on the fnrtht
end of the line and we're running four an
five miles per day. He urged upon th
citizens the necessity of prompt an
united action. for strong pressures wel
being brought to bear on either side {
/. Sioux Falls, as Sioux City had offere
$500, 900 for the road, and towns wes
u would pay liberal bonuses, as the roa
was bound to build into the southwel
It before 1889.
:. r. F. Pettigrew wal called on for
= speech. He stated the people kne
:. where he stood on this matter and I
express how he felt made o motion
-. a., La,5 ond huiI3 tho roan Dhic